Shetland Misfit: Dunnock.

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Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Dunnock

At last, finally year ticked Dunnock with one in the garden this morning.

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Definitely a fall of migrants around Scatness, nothing out of the ordinary, but a bird filled day none the less.
Totals for the patch - 7 Blackcap, 10 Robins, 11 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Chaffinch, 9 Brambling, 1 Dunnock, 3 Song Thrush, 140 Redwing, 60 Fieldfare, 1 fly-over Snow Bunting, 1 Pied Wheatear, 1 Northern Wheatear, 1 Swallow, 1 Brent Goose, 1 Pintail, 5 Whooper Swan, 40 Barnacle Geese, 1 Woodcock and a Short-eared Owl.

Pied Wheatear

Dunnock

Blackcap

Chiffchaff

Short-eared Owl

Sun Dog - the brightest one I've ever seen

Thursday, 7 April 2016

Fall in the garden

A bit of a mini fall in the garden today with Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Brambling, Chaffinch, Robin and Dunnock all present.

Blackcap

Brambling

Chaffinch

Dunnock

Robin

Monday, 4 April 2016

Migrants

A few migrants around the patch today - a Dunnock, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Chiffchaffs, a Robin, a male Stonechat and 5 Shelduck.

Dunnock

Chiffchaff

Stonechat

Shelduck

Saturday, 13 April 2013

Last Week

A bit of a hint of spring last week, with a few Pied Wagtails, Robins, Dunnocks and Chaffinch on the patch, plus 5 Common Scoters still in Quendale Bay.

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

More Sun

Out on the patch today - 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 26 Great Northern Divers, 5 Common Scoters, a Snow Bunting, a Dunnock and the first Ringed Plovers of the year.

Dunnock

Red-breasted Mergansers

Ringed Plover

In the moth trap - 2 Brindled Ochre and 18 Hebrew Characters.

Brindled Ochre

Hebrew Character

A few bits of miscellaneous debris...

Fair Isle from Scatness

Clouds over Lerwick last week

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Cliffs and walls

With a strong north-easterly blowing, the best places on the patch were the west cliff and sheltered walls, Whilst not spectacular there was plenty going on. 11 Song Thrush, a Dunnock and a Blackcap were along the cliffs and 5 Wheatear were sheltering around the stone walls. A single Little Stint was at the back of the Loch, this was a new bird, sporting a shiny new leg iron, a Jack Snipe was also there. The only other productive are was my garden with a Yellow-browed Warbler, male Blackap and a Pied Flycatcher.

Blackcap

Dunnock

Little Stint

Pied Flycatcher

Song Thrush

Monday, 30 April 2012

The Fall

From the 19/4 until the end of April, there was a bit of a fall on Shetland, and the patch did quite well out of it (for a change !). Highlights included Black Redstart and Great Grey Shrike in the garden on the 20th, 3 Ring Ouzels, a Reed Bunting, 2 Wood Pigeons and 57 Robins on the 21st, White-tailed Eagle over on the 29th and a Sedge Warbler on the 30th. Plus Goldcrests and Dunnocks most days, a Sparrowhawk on the 22nd and 2 Iceland Gulls on the 19th - a pretty good 10 day spell.

Sparrowhawk

Black Redstart

Dunnock

Great Grey Shrike

Goldcrest

Iceland Gull

Ring Ouzels

Sedge Warbler

Wood Pigeon

White-tailed Eagle

About Me

Sometimes I try to do things but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to, and I get real frustrated and then like I try hard to do it, and I like, take my time but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to. It's like, I concentrate on it real hard, but it just doesn't work out. And everything I do and everything I try, it never turns out. It's like, I need time to figure these things out, but there's always someone there going “hey Steve, you know we've been noticing you've been having a lot of problems lately, you know? You need to maybe get away. And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better.” And I'm all like “oh, nah, it's ok, you know. I'll figure it out. Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know? I'm just working on it by myself.” And they go “well, you know, if you wanna talk about it, I'll be here, you know? And you'll probably feel a lot better if you talk about it. So why don't you talk about it?” I go “no, I don't want to! I'm ok. I'll figure it out myself!” But they just keep bugging me, they just keep bugging me, and it builds up inside.I was in my house and I was just like staring at the walls thinking about everything, but then again I was thinking about nothing. And then my wife came in, and I didn't even know she was there. She called my name and I didn't hear her and then she started screaming “Steve, Steve !” And I go “what ? What's the matter ?” She goes “what's the matter with you?” I go “there's nothing wrong” She’s all “don't tell me that ! You're on drugs !” I go “FFS, I'm not on drugs. I'm ok, I'm just thinking, you know? Why don't you get me a Pepsi?” She goes “No! You're on drugs!” I go “I'm ok. I'm just thinking.” She goes “No! You're not thinking, you're on drugs! Normal people don't be acting that way!” I go “just get me a Pepsi ! Please, all I want is a Pepsi !” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi !I'm sitting in my house, when a couple of my mates came in. they pulled up a chair and they sat down. They go “Steve, we need to talk to you.” And I go “ok, what's the matter?” They go “we've noticed that lately you've been having a lot of problems, and you've been going off on one for no reason, and we're afraid you're going to hurt somebody, and we're afraid you're going to hurt yourself. So we decided that it would be in your best interest if we put you somewhere where you could get the help that you need.” And I go “wait, what are you talking about, WE decided ? MY best interests ? How do you know what MY best interest is ? How can you say what MY best interest is ? What are you trying to say? I'm crazy ? They say they're gonna fix my brain. Alleviate my suffering and my pain. But by the time they fix my head, Mentally I'll be dead. They stuck me in an institution, said it was the only solution, to give me the needed professional help, to protect me from the enemy, myself !
Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways !!!!